Nayoro Shirakaba Country Club

Nayoro Shirakaba Country Club has operated in the city of Nayoro, in Hokkaido's northern interior, since it opened as a woodland-style course in 1965. The semi-private 18-hole layout plays to a par of 72, with tee options at 6,917 yards (blue), 6,489 yards (white) and 5,964 yards (red), giving golfers of different abilities a workable challenge. The club's name references the white birch trees, or shirakaba, that are characteristic of Hokkaido's northern forests and give the course its distinctive scenic backdrop. Amenities include caddies, golf carts and club rentals, along with full practice facilities covering driving range, bunker practice and chipping areas. Walking is permitted for golfers who want to take in the birch forest setting at a relaxed pace. Nayoro sits along the route toward Wakkanai and Japan's northernmost reaches, making this club a reasonable stop for golfers traveling deep into Hokkaido's interior. For CoGolfers members exploring this less-visited northern region, Nayoro Shirakaba Country Club offers nearly six decades of local golf tradition in a genuinely scenic forest setting, well removed from the busier golf clusters closer to Sapporo and Chitose.